monotonous
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Another viral videogame, “The Exit 8,” in which the player is trapped in a monotonous Japanese subway station, was recently adapted into a feature film released by Neon this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Set in a dour factory, “Metropolis” is “the grandfather of all ‘beat the worker down with monotonous, repetitive labor, totally unrecognized by management’ movies,” says Mankiewicz of TCM.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
At first, ceramics was just an escape from the monotonous copywriting work Stringer dreaded.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
That’s enough to cycle in three or four dinners over the course of a quarter — plenty to be useful, but not so much that it becomes monotonous.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
Homer climbed in the wagon whistling one of Jasper’s more monotonous ditties.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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